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Horse Vault, Men

Date	29 July – 4 August 1984
Status	Olympic
Location	Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Participants	71 from 19 countries

There was a slight change in the format of the apparatus events in 1984 as eight gymnasts (previously six) qualified for the final round from the team qualifying, still with a maximum of two gymnasts per team. China’s Lou Yun had scored two perfect 10s in team qualifying to hold a large lead into the final round. His 9.5 in the final round brought him the gold medal comfortably. Behind him, four gymnasts tied for second and shared the silver medal – American Mitch Gaylord, China’s Li Ning, and Japan’s Koji Gushiken and Shinju Morisue. This is the only time in Olympic history (through 2014) that four medals of the same color have been awarded in a single event in any sport.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points
1	Lou Yun	CHN	19.950	Gold
=2	Li Ning	CHN	19.825	Silver
=2	Koji Gushiken	JPN	19.825	Silver
=2	Shinji Morisue	JPN	19.825	Silver
=2	Mitch Gaylord	USA	19.825	Silver
6	Jim Hartung	USA	19.800
7	Warren Long	CAN	19.700
8	Daniel Wunderlin	SUI	19.625
=6 r1/2	Scott Johnson	USA	–
=10 r1/2	Terry Bartlett	GBR	–
=10 r1/2	Valentin Pîntea	ROU	–
=10 r1/2	Tong Fei	CHN	–
=10 r1/2	Bart Conner	USA	–
=10 r1/2	Peter Vidmar	USA	–
=10 r1/2	Xu Zhiqiang	CHN	–
=16 r1/2	Volker Rohrwick	FRG	–
=16 r1/2	Laurent Barbiéri	FRA	–
=16 r1/2	Andrew Morris	GBR	–
=16 r1/2	Allan Reddon	CAN	–
=16 r1/2	Kyoji Yamawaki	JPN	–
=16 r1/2	Marco Piatti	SUI	–
=16 r1/2	Philippe Vatuone	FRA	–
=16 r1/2	Li Yuejiu	CHN	–
=16 r1/2	Nobuyuki Kajitani	JPN	–
=25 r1/2	Werner Birnbaum	AUS	–
=25 r1/2	Jürgen Geiger	FRG	–
=25 r1/2	Rob Edmonds	AUS	–
=25 r1/2	Jean-Luc Cairon	FRA	–
=25 r1/2	Benno Groß	FRG	–
=25 r1/2	Li Xiaoping	CHN	–
=25 r1/2	Koji Sotomura	JPN	–
=32 r1/2	Barry Winch	GBR	–
=32 r1/2	Andreas Japtok	FRG	–
=32 r1/2	Markus Lehmann	SUI	–
=32 r1/2	Joël Suty	FRA	–
=32 r1/2	Sepp Zellweger	SUI	–
=32 r1/2	Vittorio Allievi	ITA	–
=32 r1/2	Tim Daggett	USA	–
=32 r1/2	Noritoshi Hirata	JPN	–
=40 r1/2	Rocco Amboni	ITA	–
=40 r1/2	Han Chung-Sik	KOR	–
=40 r1/2	Bernhard Simmelbauer	FRG	–
=40 r1/2	Philippe Chartrand	CAN	–
=40 r1/2	Brad Peters	CAN	–
=40 r1/2	Miguel Soler	ESP	–
=40 r1/2	Daniel Winkler	FRG	–
=40 r1/2	Diego Lazzarich	ITA	–
=48 r1/2	Urs Meister	SUI	–
=48 r1/2	Emilian Necula	ROU	–
=48 r1/2	Antonio Fraguas	ESP	–
=48 r1/2	Jang Tae-Eun	KOR	–
=48 r1/2	Alfonso Rodríguez	ESP	–
=53 r1/2	Finn Gjertsen	NOR	–
=53 r1/2	Keith Langley	GBR	–
=53 r1/2	Lee Jeong-Sik	KOR	–
=56 r1/2	Nam Seung-Gu	KOR	–
=56 r1/2	Frank Nutzenberger	CAN	–
=56 r1/2	Eddie Van Hoof	GBR	–
=56 r1/2	Michel Boutard	FRA	–
=56 r1/2	Jacques Def	FRA	–
=56 r1/2	Tony Piñeda	MEX	–
62 r1/2	Chae Gwang-Seok	KOR	–
=63 r1/2	Daniel Gaudet	CAN	–
=63 r1/2	Ju Yeong-Sam	KOR	–
=63 r1/2	Maurizio Zonzini	SMR	–
=66 r1/2	Carl Beynon	GBR	–
=66 r1/2	Johan Jonasson	SWE	–
=68 r1/2	Ya'akov Levi	ISR	–
=68 r1/2	Yohanan Moyal	ISR	–
=70 r1/2	Bruno Cavelti	SUI	–
=70 r1/2	Gerson Gnoatto	BRA	–

Final (4 August 1984 — 17:30-20:30)

Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	QP(50%)	FP
1	Lou Yun	CHN	19.950	10.000	9.950
=2	Li Ning	CHN	19.825	9.875	9.950
=2	Koji Gushiken	JPN	19.825	9.875	9.950
=2	Shinji Morisue	JPN	19.825	9.925	9.900
=2	Mitch Gaylord	USA	19.825	9.850	9.975
6	Jim Hartung	USA	19.800	9.900	9.900
7	Warren Long	CAN	19.700	9.850	9.850
8	Daniel Wunderlin	SUI	19.625	9.850	9.775

Qualifying (29 July 1984)

Top eight in individual competition advanced to apparatus final.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Points	CEP	OEP
1	Lou Yun	CHN	20.00	10.00	10.00	Q
2	Mitch Gaylord	USA	19.85	9.95	9.90	Q
3	Jim Hartung	USA	19.80	9.90	9.90	Q
=4	Li Ning	CHN	19.75	10.00	9.75	Q
=4	Koji Gushiken	JPN	19.75	9.85	9.90	Q
=6	Shinji Morisue	JPN	19.70	9.95	9.75	Q
=6	Daniel Wunderlin	SUI	19.70	9.90	9.80	Q
=6	Scott Johnson	USA	19.70	9.85	9.85
=6	Warren Long	CAN	19.70	9.85	9.85	Q
=10	Terry Bartlett	GBR	19.65	9.90	9.75
=10	Valentin Pîntea	ROU	19.65	9.90	9.75
=10	Tong Fei	CHN	19.65	9.85	9.80
=10	Bart Conner	USA	19.65	9.80	9.85
=10	Peter Vidmar	USA	19.65	9.80	9.85
=10	Xu Zhiqiang	CHN	19.65	9.80	9.85
=16	Volker Rohrwick	FRG	19.60	9.90	9.70
=16	Laurent Barbiéri	FRA	19.60	9.85	9.75
=16	Andrew Morris	GBR	19.60	9.85	9.75
=16	Allan Reddon	CAN	19.60	9.85	9.75
=16	Kyoji Yamawaki	JPN	19.60	9.85	9.75
=16	Marco Piatti	SUI	19.60	9.80	9.80
=16	Philippe Vatuone	FRA	19.60	9.80	9.80
=16	Li Yuejiu	CHN	19.60	9.75	9.85
=16	Nobuyuki Kajitani	JPN	19.60	9.70	9.90
=25	Werner Birnbaum	AUS	19.55	9.90	9.65
=25	Jürgen Geiger	FRG	19.55	9.90	9.65
=25	Rob Edmonds	AUS	19.55	9.85	9.70
=25	Jean-Luc Cairon	FRA	19.55	9.80	9.75
=25	Benno Groß	FRG	19.55	9.80	9.75
=25	Li Xiaoping	CHN	19.55	9.75	9.80
=25	Koji Sotomura	JPN	19.55	9.75	9.80
=32	Barry Winch	GBR	19.50	9.85	9.65
=32	Andreas Japtok	FRG	19.50	9.80	9.70
=32	Markus Lehmann	SUI	19.50	9.80	9.70
=32	Joël Suty	FRA	19.50	9.80	9.70
=32	Sepp Zellweger	SUI	19.50	9.80	9.70
=32	Vittorio Allievi	ITA	19.50	9.75	9.75
=32	Tim Daggett	USA	19.50	9.70	9.80
=32	Noritoshi Hirata	JPN	19.50	9.70	9.80
=40	Rocco Amboni	ITA	19.45	9.90	9.55
=40	Han Chung-Sik	KOR	19.45	9.80	9.65
=40	Bernhard Simmelbauer	FRG	19.45	9.80	9.65
=40	Philippe Chartrand	CAN	19.45	9.75	9.70
=40	Brad Peters	CAN	19.45	9.75	9.70
=40	Miguel Soler	ESP	19.45	9.75	9.70
=40	Daniel Winkler	FRG	19.45	9.75	9.70
=47	Diego Lazzarich	ITA	19.40	9.80	9.60
=47	Urs Meister	SUI	19.40	9.80	9.60
=47	Emilian Necula	ROU	19.40	9.80	9.60
=47	Antonio Fraguas	ESP	19.40	9.75	9.65
=47	Jang Tae-Eun	KOR	19.40	9.70	9.70
=47	Alfonso Rodríguez	ESP	19.40	9.70	9.70
=53	Finn Gjertsen	NOR	19.35	9.80	9.55
=53	Keith Langley	GBR	19.35	9.75	9.60
=53	Lee Jeong-Sik	KOR	19.35	9.70	9.65
=56	Nam Seung-Gu	KOR	19.30	9.70	9.60
=56	Frank Nutzenberger	CAN	19.30	9.70	9.60
=56	Eddie Van Hoof	GBR	19.30	9.70	9.60
=56	Michel Boutard	FRA	19.30	9.65	9.65
=56	Jacques Def	FRA	19.30	9.65	9.65
=56	Tony Piñeda	MEX	19.30	9.55	9.75
62	Chae Gwang-Seok	KOR	19.25	9.70	9.55
=63	Daniel Gaudet	CAN	19.20	9.65	9.55
=63	Ju Yeong-Sam	KOR	19.20	9.65	9.55
=63	Maurizio Zonzini	SMR	19.20	9.40	9.80
=66	Carl Beynon	GBR	19.15	9.65	9.50
=66	Johan Jonasson	SWE	19.15	9.50	9.65
=68	Ya'akov Levi	ISR	19.10	9.60	9.50
=68	Yohanan Moyal	ISR	19.10	9.50	9.60
=70	Bruno Cavelti	SUI	18.95	9.70	9.25
=70	Gerson Gnoatto	BRA	18.95	9.30	9.65